Veteran theatre personality Ratna Ojha no more

Veteran theatre personality Ratna Ojha passed away in Guwahati today following a brief illness. He was 88.

Ojha was keen to carry forward the street theatre movement, which he started in 1971. He introduced street plays in Assam with a skit called ‘Kokaideo’.

Ojha and his peer group instead of waiting for the government to provide them with a platform, decided to save the almost ‘drowning boat’ of Assamese theatre by staging the plays on the streets of Assam.

Apart from the highly-acclaimed trilogy Gohbor, Urbor and Kobor produced by his theatre troupe Gohbor Natyagosthi, Ojha introduced cartoon theatre in the region.

A multifaceted artiste, Ojha also penned several novels and poems. He was also involved in the production and direction the documentary film Naam-ghar.

It may be mentioned that Ojha was conferred the prestigious Natyasurya Award, 2005, for making significant contributions in the field of theatre.

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